an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste
an imitation diamond made from rock crystal, glass or acrylic
A piece of faceted glass that imitates the look of a gemstone.
Historically, rock crystal quartz in the jewelry trade of the USA. The most common usage is for foilback imitations of diamonds and other gemstones.
A colorless artificial gem of paste or glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a diamond.
Simulated gemstone made of glass or crystal, often with a foiled backing for increased reflectivity.
The name comes from the Rhine river, which was the source of quartz crystals that were originally used in making rhinestones. Today rhinestones are made from cut lead glass and are usually foil backed to improve the reflective quality.
Originally quartz from the gold washings along the Rhine river. Today, generally means colorless potash-and-lead glass that contains quartz in the form of melted lead crystal and is cut like a diamond. Also called strass, diamante.
Real rhinestones are cut from rock crystal. Today, most rhinestones that are used in jewelry are made of glass, which has the look of natural stone.
faceted stone made of glass.
A rhinestone or paste is a diamond simulant made from rock crystal, glass or acrylic. Originally, rhinestones were rock crystals gathered from the river Rhine, but their availability was greatly increased when the Alsatian jeweller George Frederic Strass had the idea to coat the lower side of glass with metal powder around 1775, imitating diamonds. Hence, rhinestones are called Strass in the German language.